Ambush On The River - A Halo Mega Construx Stop Motion Film

The Master Chief and a group of marines find themselves patrolling down an uncharted river on Installation 07. What was supposed to be a routine exploration mission becomes much more than anything they could have anticipated.
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-Directed by Stinger11Studios
-Edited with Final Cut Pro X
-Sound and Visual Effects by FootageCrate
-Shot with Stop Motion Studio Pro
Music:
Clic Studio - River Torments
• River Torments - Origi...
Freemus - Heart Of The Jungle
• Jungle Music - Heart o...
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you everyone for watching! A special thanks to Clic Studio for their incredible action track, this film wouldn't be the same without it. Here is a link to the OST on their channel, please make sure to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hneml4BmobmJetk P.S make sure to follow my instagram page @stinger11studios, where I post updates, behind the scenes, and more so we can stay in touch. Until next time! -Stinger

[@animatorxstudios100]

See ya next time!

[@spunkyyy8957]

Dude an amazing animation but that chieftain was unexperienced, He must have had some special connections To get that rank with no training. 2:26

[@badlaxeanimations3205]

Amazing Work! I didn't expect there to be such realistic gore in relation to the plasma damage. The way you showcased the environment was also really well done, I can't imagine it was easy to animate figures moving on a small boat, especially in a fight scene. Finally, the score worked amazingly alongside the suspense and sound design. Your work truly is an inspiration :)

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you for your support as always Badlaxe! Clic did an absolutely incredible job with the score. You continue to inspire me to make more animations. Take care!

[@Cam4kstudios]

Really cool to see a Crack at a water animation and one done with one of those alternate builds! Really liked the little details like the grappling of the Jerry can and the driver hand getting shot off it was a little wierd seeing chief like hanging off the side of the boat to avoid the chieftain hammer but overall great animation!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks man glad you liked it!

[@sassycrocodile]

Duuuude! This was stellar 🔥🔥 The set pieces looked beautiful, Action was choreographed brilliantly, The music was so atmospheric and in sync with the action, The animation was silky smooth 👌 with the camera angles really complementing it! And the idea was GENIUS! Love seeing the alternate build getting some love ❤️ Splendid work 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks man! I took one look at the box and saw the alternate build and knew I should do something with it. Glad you enjoyed!

[@chonkychief1400]

Man that was awesome! The atmosphere was tense, the audio and action were crisp, and the story was really interesting! Great video and keep up the amazing work!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@RapidActionAnimations]

Great work man. From then sets to the smooth and snappy animation to the audio design to the visual and practical effects this was truly a great animation. What really stood out to me was the Camara movements, the Camara was constantly moving either side ways with the set to portray movement or with zooms and shake. The music by Clic studios also really elevated the animation. Not to mention this animation had a very unique idea behind the setting and concept. Great stuff

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you! I appreciate it. Clic did a phenomenal job and as you said it really elevated the animation as a whole.

[@str1d3r26]

🔥 that scene with the marine and the plasma charged up was intense.

[@Stinger11Studios]

Glad you liked it

[@DafterThings]

Loved the pacing and how you allowed it to play out and the atmosphere to build.

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks Dafter! Appreciate the support

[@proboanimations3767]

That was spectacular, all the the little details, are crazy good, the smoothness is so good and amazing effects and the blood, love this 👏

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks man!

[@odst136]

everything about this is good, the water effects, camera blur and shake, shield effects, i can go on and on, great video!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you very much!

[@NoNo-hi2qc]

Great animation, you went above and beyond with the blood effects because there was only a few frames/seconds the marines body was seen.

[@Oldhunte265]

I like this concept a lot Halo really isn't on water normally like in both and stuff but that was awesome

[@Vode_An_919]

This is beautiful!!! Awesome use of MCX pieces, lego pieces, and other stuff!

[@ReclaimerStudios]

I love it! Gives me predator vibes when they are looking around the forest. Even though some movements felt a bit odd, I still think that the animation is a great job! The set is very nice and dense with trees. I love the blood effects too, how did you do them?

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you! Yeah I definitely could have done better on the movements it was just hard with the moving boat at the same time. The practical blood is just sticky tack colored with thin expo pens, red for blood on the outside then I press hard with the black pen to give it the plasma damage and hole like appearance.

[@ODSTfilmz1917]

wow! great film idk if this is jut me but i get apcolypse now vibes from this

[@hiramtalk4457]

I like how you used Heavy's voiceline for the brute. And great animation the gore was good too

[@Stinger11Studios]

It’s actually dialogue from a brute chieftain from Halo 3 but it sounds almost identical to Heavy. Thank you!

[@DevotedSentry]

This was beautiful! Everything was smooth and natural, and the music was perfect! You did a good job at making the water very realistic. I love it!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you I appreciate the support!

[@arandomweirdanimator5664]

This is amazing, not only are the effects and the animation great but it’s that the concept pretty original

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks! :)

[@FMStudios]

Very nice indeed! I liked the set design and general feel of the animation. I also loved the pitched-down heavy tf2 line for the brute

[@animatorxstudios100]

Goodie! This looks good! Can’t wait!

[@abrianthing471]

this made me jump in my seat a couple times lol

[@Stinger11Studios]

😂

[@SpartanBrix]

Hey, you’re back! Nice, can’t wait to watch this one :)

[@Stinger11Studios]

Glad you are looking forward to it?

[@FloridaBoyDanny]

This is some amazing work

[@Zanytanks_Studios]

AMAZING!!!

[@ClicStudio]

The camera work is probably my favourite part of this whole animation, it's very moody and well paced, the action is pretty darn creative you won't see this everywhere, the lighting could've been more experimental and contrasted to fit the mood better, and the animation is moslty perfect, except for some very specific shots. Overall, here we have a solid 3min stopmotion shortfilm which is a 3min well spent and very enjoyable. I had a blast working with you, and I can't wait to work on something with you again:))

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you Clic! I appreciate all the feedback and of course your absolutely amazing score. Very excited to work with you again

[@smokie2575]

So good !

[@codykelly4943]

That was fantastic! Great work dude🤟🏽

[@Quillian]

This my friends, is why I'm subscribed. Outstanding work!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@hollowsteel]

That was really good! I also was a big fan of the adaptive music

[@Stinger11Studios]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@roguespartanstudios117]

Nice work, good effects I really liked the blood effects.

[@RoadWarrior_John]

This was outstandingly well done, from the set design to the animation. You really captured that Vietnam vibe at the beginning, I guess Chief is the captain now, ha ha ha.

[@Stinger11Studios]

Haha thanks man! I was going for that Vietnam jungle boat vibe, glad it worked out.

[@Brickmotionz8810]

That was amazing 🤩

[@StudioOfTheSacticle]

Bloody amazing!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@BlueBlockStudios]

Epic!!

[@thedeadbatterydepot]

Excellent!!! Great work, very enjoyable to watch

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@ToonBros]

Fantastic job! It was so intense!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

Absolutely fire my dude

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks homie I appreciate it :)

[@LocoMotion99]

Amazing work Stinger! I loved the atmosphere of this one. I hate trying to give critiques on animations cause it feels like it implies I didn’t like it or I think I could do better or something. But the only thing I have a critique on is when it comes to the shots before the action that are building tension, I feel some of the camera pans and are too quick, then having that extra couple seconds to play out I feel would help to the overall feel. Anyone on to the stuff I liked, I like that you actually took the time to make use of one of the alternate builds, I like that you managed to depict a boat moving in water in a believable manner. The special effects are great and the practical gore from the plasma looks awesome, and I can’t even imagine the difficulty of animate that many figures on such a small space, you did amazing on that. Also Heavy’s “you are dead” works pretty well for a brute.

[@ClicStudio]

Actually I’m pretty sure the “you are dead” dialogue is from halo 3, it just so happens that it sounds like Heavy lmao

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you! I appreciate any critiques and feedback as it helps me out for future animations. The you are dead is actually dialogue from a Halo 3 Brute Chieftain.

[@unhinged_films]

Fantastic job, creative idea too

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks!

[@SpartanBrix]

I really liked this one! Interesting use of an alt build, and I loved the little effects like the blood and the grappleshot. I’m impressed! I would recommend doing some digital effects for the hammer tho.

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you! Yeah that was a tough call for me I was debating adding in digital effects for the hammer, but with the swift motions and the motion blur I didn’t feel the need too. But I will definitely keep it in mind for my next animation, which will most likely feature a hammer again. Thanks!

[@SpartanBrix]

@@Stinger11Studios I posted a hammer test recently (don’t worry, it’s not trash) where I tested out some effects for it. I just drew some blue and white over a few frames.

[@rushingriverfilms]

Beautiful animation man, everything from the set design to the sound fx and animation itself all come together very nicely. Also a pretty unique concept for a halo mcx animation. Great job, glad to see you upload again

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you man! Can’t wait to see what you have planned next

[@AlexisGutierrezProductions]

Gorgeous

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@hoistproductions3861]

Great quality as always my guy 👍🏻

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@shadowfilms...213]

i liked the water design smart

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you very much!

[@jjoesmith9513]

I like the details like the gore

[@Stinger11Studios]

Glad you liked it

[@jonahmasferrer9585]

Very impressive! Great work! :)

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks homie :)

[@MJOLNIR_studios]

Great stuff! The concept itself is original but you executed it perfectly!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@CaptainRexcat]

Chief just didn’t want that AR no more

[@Stinger11Studios]

Tossed it

[@CaptainRexcat]

@@Stinger11Studios it’s just rubbish

[@mysteriouscatgamer2605]

Great job

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@WeiAnimations]

Very epic

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks!

[@dankmotionsstudios5161]

OMG this is so fresh. Your effects are so good. The cinematography and camera angles were amazing. Super sad the marines died tho 😭. The way that brute got taken out was actually super clever. Amazing work Stinger. It was so incredibly delightful to watch 👍

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you! I appreciate the support and I’m very excited to see what you come up with next.

[@GraveYT]

Wow. This deserves more views 😮😮😮

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks man :)

[@Matrix-Video]

Awesome I sub

[@Aegis_Mind]

Excellent setup and execution. I'd keep the intro titles a bit shorter, but theres so much working here. Well done!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you!

[@MantleXPro]

This. Is. PERFECTNESS!! I love it so much that I could watch it day and night and not get bored, I mean this is brilliant! All of it was fantastically made and the end was hilarious! Just one question, how do you do that spectacular blood effects, because they look and feel real!

[@evolutionaryhalo8628]

nice

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thank you :)

[@epicbeybladebattles7519]

I have that boat set from the start

[@Stinger11Studios]

Nice!

[@sparkswipe3549]

Major Vietnam war vibes man

[@twiptwip8203]

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[@shadowfilms...213]

lots of gore but pretty sweet

[@metrocop23]

this kinda gave me king kong vibes ngl

[@Stinger11Studios]

Definitely took a little inspiration from the bug canyon scene in King Kong

[@MikeHayesDesign]

i have two words space nam

[@VIP-Princess]

Cute

[@pepqcat3169]

i love this but gas cans dont explode

[@Stinger11Studios]

The Master Chief shot the gas can with his AR, causing the heat from the outside to make the gas explode. Sorry for the confusing

[@pepqcat3169]

@@Stinger11Studios oh ok

[@pepqcat3169]

@@Stinger11Studios that still would not happen but it was pretty epic

[@Stinger11Studios]

@@pepqcat3169 glad it was epic at least

[@pepqcat3169]

@@Stinger11Studios it was the grapple was so well done to

[@ChristFirstThenStopMotionAntns]

Amazing work man. I hope one day we can do a colab. But I am a way small youtuber with only 16 subscribers but hey with some support I’ll make it. Anyways great stopmotion man, it looked fricken great. God bless

[@Stinger11Studios]

Thanks man! Hey it doesn’t matter how small you are, with practice and patience you can only get better and bigger from here! Take care